Bhubaneswar has a unique position among the cities of India. A temple town with a series of ancient sandstone temples and tanks, its wealth of monuments is testament to an ancient continuous architectural and historical heritage covering well over 2,000 years from the 3rd century B.C.
Bhubaneswar is understandably dubbed the “Temple City of India”, estimates vary from 500 – 1,000 temples that once stood in the city. It still boasts an impressive cluster of magnificent temples, virtually a complete record of Kalinga architecture from its initiation to its culmination. Ekamra Kshetra comprises the area of the old city of Bhubaneswar which forms the centre of this temple architecture and is considered a Hindu holy city.
Below is an index of the monuments I visited in Bhubaneswar during a ten day stay in early 2020. Each link will take you to a separate blog post documenting via my photography what you can see at each location, and a little bit of background information on the temple history and architecture. Each page also has a map to help you locate the individual site.
The second index is a list of places I visited as day excursions out of Bubaneswar. Many of these sites can be visited on the same day, I managed to see everything listed in four full days out of the city. Likewise there are maps to help you find the sites, my car driver only knew of 10% of these places 🙂
I hope this guide to the temples and monuments in and around Bhubaneswar will be of some use to those planning a trip to the temple town of India.
Bhubaneswar City Monuments
Day Excursions From Bhubaneswar City
Categories: Bhubaneswar, Guide To The Monuments of Bhubaneswar, India, Odisha
Kevin Standage 
Thank you, once again. This is is most useful summary of this superb collection of photos. (Your blog is the best and most informed I follow.)
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Very informative. Most of us living in Delhi are not aware about this information. I myself have been To BBSR at least 10 times. I was not aware of these places. We only know about Lord Jagannath Temple and Konark
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Wow – you need to make an 11th trip then 🙂
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Thanks Bill, lots more to come when I have the time !
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An explanation of the kirtimukha sculptural frieze so brilliantly portrayed by Kevin. Thanks a lot.
अग्निमीळे पुरोहितं यज्ञस्य देवमृत्विजम् होतारं रत्नधातमम् in sculptural splendour of भुवनेश्वर present Indus Script hieroglyphs
https://tinyurl.com/ycjjescl Mirror: https://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2020/04/in-sculptural-splendour-of-present.html
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One of the best blog I have coMe across. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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Thank you, that is so kind of you. Do stop here again…
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You have wonderfully covered the old temples of Bhubaneswar and the Kalinga architecture. I have visited a few of these temples and the 1000-year old architecture amazes me. Nice photos and narratives.
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Thank you ! it’s quite unlike anywhere else in India.
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Temple architectures are different in North India, West India, Odisha, Bengal, Assam, and South India, with some fusions of different styles. You have shown them also in your lovely blog.
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Thank you. Bengal and Assam I have yet to visit…
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The best blog . I have been to Bhubaneshwar. Requested to visit as many temples. Was only guided. To Jaganath Temple Konark Temple, Lingraj Temple and saw Iskon Temple because I stayed next door to it. Proper tourist information and Guides should be available at the airport.
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Thanks for your comments ! I did a ton of research before making this trip, and I have since discovered that there is still much more to see in and around Bubaneswar. I will return there one day…
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Thank you for sharing this. Very impressive.
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Thanks you !
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Excellent Compilation and priceless documentation! Your blog is a delight to visit and your efforts are much admirable ! More power to you !
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Thank you !
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Thank you, great colection, i ll try to get you on e-mail those days for some specific photos
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I am a native of Odisha and have stayed in Bhubaneswar for a long time but never realised that there are so many marvellous temples. Thank you very much for sharing, will definitely visit these places once this pandemic gets over.
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Fantastic write up and pictures. Had been to BBSR on a number of occasions, but only see the most famous ones. Taking que from your blog planning a trip where I can cover at least the lost beautiful ones.
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Thank you, it took a lot of research and planning to be able to see the temples and monuments that I covered ! Best of luck with your travels.
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